On the value of handwritten notes

Plot bunnies are determined little things. I’ve had a bunny bouncing around my head for about two weeks now and found that its existence was a detrimental distraction from my writing. When I should have been focusing on the budding romance, I was instead fleshing out the bunny.

So, today I decided to do something about it. I wrote my bunny down. But that wasn’t enough. So I took out my bullet journal and started a word vomit page. I let my bunny free onto the page and added whatever details came to my mind. This lead to other bunnies and pretty soon I had a whole pile of fun plot twists to liven up the story.

I had a document for a time, but tend to prefer the sprawling nature of handwritten work. I could never properly write by hand but I absolutely love it for mind maps and the like. I would post a photo of my notebook, but it is chock full of spoilers at this point!

I am planning on Camping this summer for the full 50k. My goal is 85k words and my end date is August 12. I’m at about 30k right now, so I figure a solid 50k over the next month should be just fine.

Stay tuned for more excerpts as they get posted. I’m very much enjoying sharing this journey with all of you!